a full day with other vocational practitioners in their area, developing skills and confidence to support learners’ Maths learning; and

a national forum to share ideas and approaches.

On the day

Maths full day outline – Early Years example

Time

Activity

9.30 – 10.00

Arriving

10.00 – 10.25

Introduction (5 mins)
Human graphs (10 mins)
Pick a number (10 mins)

10.25 – 11.15

Thinking about a positive learning experience (15 mins)
Picturing the maths in Early Years – what maths are the adults doing (15 mins)
Picturing the maths in Early Years – what maths are the children doing and how are the adults supporting them? (15 mins)
Creating an upward spiral – effective ways of teaching maths. (10 mins)
Mathematical resilience and drawing it all together (15 mins)